Data Privacy

More than 3.5 billion people lost their connection to their social networks when Facebook’s portfolio of apps went down October 4, 2021. The combined reach of Facebook (2.797 billion people), WhatsApp (2 billion), Messenger (1.3 billion), and Instagram (1.287 billion) covers most of the global online population (4.72 billion). Facebook’s numbers alone account for 35% of all living humans while…

After 9/11, the PATRIOT Act expanded law enforcement’s ability to use technology to hunt down and combat terrorists. Critics say these expanded abilities extended too much authority to police. In the Senate, the USA PATRIOT Act passed 98 to 1. The only person to vote “No” – the Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, Russ Feingold. It seems clear now, 20 years...

44 days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act, expanding law enforcement’s ability to track down terrorists through a slew of surveillance tools. But it also made it easier for authorities to surveil Americans without their consent, even if they hadn’t been accused of a crime. NBCLX Storyteller Peter K. Hull explains the history of the controversial...

China has tightened laws around data protection and collection with specific rules for automakers. Xpeng says the it has been focusing on data security.

Chinese tech stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors got some clarity on the regulatory outlook and bought some of the names that have taken a beating.

Authorities are turning their heads toward data regulation because of its importance to the technology industry, a key driver of economic growth.

Chinese regulators have opened a cybersecurity review into companies under the New York-listed Full Truck Alliance and Boss Zhipin.

It was more than 800 pages of public policy, but the budget bill that’s on the way to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk may have been used to settle some scores between the Senate and the House.

Amazon Sidewalk is a new feature that will make your home internet connection available outside your home to help find lost or stolen devices and allow some limited connectivity from people in your neighborhood. Amazon plans to enable this feature by default, requiring users to opt out if they don’t want the service. “I’m not going to tell someone that...

Apple’s new “Private Relay” online browsing feature privacy feature will not be available in China, a market known for strict internet controls and censorship.

Venmo is trying to be social but it lacks features to distance yourself from the people in your immediate circle. The app allows you to make transactions private. But cybersecurity and privacy expert Theresa Payton, who served as chief information officer under former President George W. Bush, has some concerns.

Bank of America highlights a number of roles that could be the jobs of the future, based on its research.

Cybercriminals shifted away from stealing individual consumers’ information in 2020 to focus on more profitable attacks on businesses.

WhatsApp updated its terms of service agreement that appears to give users little choice to opt out of sharing data with parent company Facebook.

What will companies be allowed to do with your personal data over the next four years? Well, that answer depends on whether President Trump or Joe Biden is elected. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway breaks down both candidates’ positions on data privacy.

How much privacy are you willing to jeopardize to help with contact tracing and limiting the spread of COVID-19?

Contact tracing apps could help speed up the recovery process through the pandemic, but how much privacy are you willing to jeopardize in the process? “I’m just one of those people that it’s about the health benefit for most people. So I’m not all that concerned about my privacy. That if it we were an at-risk population be healthy...

Some privacy advocates are concerned that police are inadvertently helping Ring build a massive crime database.

Police departments around the country are giving Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, direct access to community crime information and 911 calls, according to contracts obtained by NBCLX.

Americans staying at home to help flatten the coronavirus curve have been flocking to the video conference service. But that traffic boom has come with hacking and data privacy concerns.